Vayeshev
December 8, 2012 / 24 Kislev, 5773
Bentsh Rosh Hodesh -Tevet : (Friday ,
December 14)
Erev Hanukkah : (Saturday, December 8)
Mini Series-
Argentinean Jewry featuring guest speaker Sharon Bitensky
Parnassim: Maurice
Krystal and Eyal Faitelis
Torah: Genesis 38:1-39:6 (Etz P. 233)
Maftir: Genesis 40:20-23 (Etz P.244)
Haftarah: Amos 2:6-3:8 (Etz P.247)
Torah Reading: Joelle
Dayan, Chava Dienar
Haftarah Reading:
Tova Stolovitsky
This week's
Kiddush is co-sponsored by Joyce and Jeremy Becker in memory of
Joyce's late mother,
Zelda Dubrovsky Feldman, z"l.
Candle Lighting: 3:53
PM
Reconstructionist
minhag encourages the custom of lighting candles together whenever we sit down
for dinner with our family and friends.
Havdalah: 5:01 PM
Or any time after 3
stars appear
SYNAGOGUE NEWS
HANUKKAH FOOD BASKETS
Thank you to the Pre
B'nei Mitzvah participants and their families as well as all of the volunteers
who helped to assemble and deliver over 200 Hanukkah food baskets this year. A
special thank you to the event organizers Agneta Hollander, Paula Merovitz and
Allan Ptack.
SHABBAT MINI-SERIES 5773
- December 8 at 10:00 am
The theme of this year's Mini-series is "Emerging Patterns of
World Jewry." The goal is to broaden and enhance our connection of
Klal Yisrael by gaining an understanding of diversity and commonality of the
contemporary Jewish Experience. First session, December 8, is a
conversation about Argentinian Jewry with Sharon Bitensky, Senior Planning
Officer, Federation CJA; former Assistant Director of the Community Rebuilding
Department of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee in Latin
American and the Caribbean. Sharon immigrated to Montreal from Argentina in
2005.
HANUKKAH PARTY -
December 9 from 2-4:30
pm
Recipe demonstration
with "Recipe to Riches" contestant Chantal Bekhor! Live world
music with Yoni Kaston and friends! Games, singalong, candle-lighting, and
Hanukkah treats! Suggested donation of $3/person, $10/family. Submit
your recipes & or stories to Laura Guershanik at lau.guers@gmail.com .
B'NEI MITZVAH
We are now accepting
registration and booking for Bar-Bat Mitzvahs for 2014-2015. If you have a
child. grandchild or a friend who is currently in Grade 5 and is interested in
our unique program, please contact Robyn Bennett, Executive Director robyn@dorshei-emet.org (514)
486-9400.
DORSHEI EMET MILLENIUL
GROUP (20-30s)
Hanukkah Potluck
What: Dorshei Emet Millennial
Hanukkah
When: Saturday December 15. Havdalah
followed by candle lighting at 7 pm.
Where: 4967 Kent
Ave
What to bring: Yourself,
friends, latkes or desert (like sufganiot) or anything else you feel like
contributing.
RSVPs to Benji at benjamin.goldstein@mail.mcgill.ca are
appreciated (but please feel free to come even if you did not get the chance to
RSVP).
ADULT EDUCATION UPDATE:
Re-Engaging with the State of Israel
We will be restarting
the class April 8, 2013 for five sessions. The first class will recap the major
themes of the fall session. The events of the last few weeks
dramatically illustrate how relevant and important the issues the class
addresses are to our community. Have a warm, comfortable, safe winter
and thank you again for supporting our Adult Education program.
David
MEMBER NEWS
CONDOLENCES
Peter and Sheryl Ann
Lewis on the loss of their dear sister and sister-in-law, Lorraine Lewis
z"l.
REFUAH SHLAIMA
Eliezer ben Yisrael
v'Sara (Ernie Goldstein);
Zvi ben Taibel v'Yosef
(Harry Fainsilber);
Rachmiel ben Miriam
v'Isacc (Ralph Schwartz);
Yehudit bat Shalom
v'Frieda (Odette Chonchol)
Zlate bat Fishel
v'Miriam (Charlotte Wertheimer)
Yasmin bat Galila (Jasmin
Peleg)
Esther bat Anya (Esther
Frank)
Moshe ben Pia v'Shlomo
(Murray Perelman)
YAHRTZEITEN FOR THIS
WEEK
December 8-14, 2012 / 25
Kislev-1 Tevet, 5773
Lottie Alper , mother of Bryna Shatenstein
Meir Ifergan , husband of Jacqueline Ifergan, father of Ariel Ifergan
Mary Adie , mother of Charlotte Adie Wertheimer
Bella Binik , mother of Irv Binik
Beatrice Spiegel Bluestone , mother of Miriam Ferstman
Lucy Blitt , mother of Rita Tenenbaum
Bram Spiegel , son of Betty Spiegel
Zelda Dubrovsky Feldman , mother of Joyce Becker
David Sigall , father of Judy Gradinger
Sally Goldberg , sister of Don Goldberg
Yaffa Melamed Binder , mother of Sarah Binder
*Zachary Rill , father of Saretta Levitan
Evelyn Rosenthal , mother of Jack Rosenthal
Brenda Baron , mother of Murray Baron
Irwin Schnaiberg , brother of Laddie Schnaiberg
Ernest Brown , father of David Brown
*Hane Liese Nador , mother of Steven Nador
Lottie Alper , mother of Bryna Shatenstein
Meir Ifergan , husband of Jacqueline Ifergan, father of Ariel Ifergan
Mary Adie , mother of Charlotte Adie Wertheimer
Bella Binik , mother of Irv Binik
Beatrice Spiegel Bluestone , mother of Miriam Ferstman
Lucy Blitt , mother of Rita Tenenbaum
Bram Spiegel , son of Betty Spiegel
Zelda Dubrovsky Feldman , mother of Joyce Becker
David Sigall , father of Judy Gradinger
Sally Goldberg , sister of Don Goldberg
Yaffa Melamed Binder , mother of Sarah Binder
*Zachary Rill , father of Saretta Levitan
Evelyn Rosenthal , mother of Jack Rosenthal
Brenda Baron , mother of Murray Baron
Irwin Schnaiberg , brother of Laddie Schnaiberg
Ernest Brown , father of David Brown
*Hane Liese Nador , mother of Steven Nador
As long as we
live they too will live, for they are part of us as we remember them.
*Names with an asterisk
(*) indicate a memorial plaque in our sanctuary. We encourage you to consider
adding to our memorial board. To do so, please call Barbi at 514-486-9400.
If you would like an
Aliyah for a yahrtzeit on a Shabbat morning, please identify yourself to a
Parnass when you come into the sanctuary. It is recommended that you
arrive by 10:15 so as not to miss the opportunity. If you prefer to say Kaddish
at the Monday or Wednesday Minyan closest to the actual Yahrtzeit, please
contact Irv Perlman at 514 -733 -1874 orirv.perlman@gmail.com
Abigail Hirsch at askabigail@mac.com
It is a traditional
mitzvah to honour a Yahrtzeit or other important family occasion by making a
Tzedakah donation. To donate to the synagogue or sponsor a Kiddush, please
contact the Dorshei Emet office.
MORNING MINYAN
Minyan takes place every
Monday and Wednesday morning at 7:30 am, followed by breakfast. Monday is a
traditional davening and Torah reading. Wednesday is a Mindfulness Meditation
minyan.
If you are saying
Kaddish, observing a yahrtzeit, or marking a special occasion, please
join us. It is a wonderful way to start the week or the day in a
warm and inspiring ambiance among friends.
Contact Irv Perlman
at 514 -733 -1874 or irv.perlman@gmail.com
Abigail Hirsch at askabigail@mac.com
ABOUT TOWN
PARTS + LABOUR _DANCE -
presented by
7
pm at the Piscine Theatre, Pavillon de danse, 840 rue Cherrier ( Metro
Sherbrooke)
A Montreal based dance
company co-founded by choreographers Emily Gualtieri and Dorshei Emet member
David Albert Toth. Thursday December
6-Friday December 7, 7:00pm. Free. For more
information http://www.partsandlabourdance.com.
THE MUSIC OF GEORGE AND
IRA GERSHWIN
Sunday, December 16, in commemoration of Human Rights Day, Canadian Friends of Rabbis
for Human Rights (Montreal) presents a concert featuring world-renown pianist
Matt Herskowitz, and our very own Deborah Kraus (mezzo-soprano) and Peter Margo
(tenor), performing the work of two of America's great composers and
lyricists. Tickets $20. Reservations and information: friendsrhrmtl@gmail.com or
514-744-3995. 3:30 p.m. (doors open at 3:00) at L'Ermitage, 3510
Côte-des-Neiges .
